fresh (e.g. fish); lively; spirited; animated
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
staged event; faked situation; prearranged performance
the point just before ...; the point of (doing); the verge (of); (just before the) edge
otherwise; or else; if not
hegemony; leadership; initiative
to scramble for; to struggle for; to contend for; to fight for
bodily; physical; corporeal; sexual; sensual; of the flesh
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
nice; good; well-executed
bottomless; endlessly deep; infinite
to occur repeatedly; to repeat; to be repeated; to be frequent
to pause; to have a short intermission
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
focus; focal point; focus (of attention, a discussion, etc.); point at issue; focus
to become dim; to become blurred
to make something look better; to put into (good, better) shape; to put up a front; to pose; to pretend
good outward appearance; looking nice; being attractive; making a fine show
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
exactly the opposite (of); completely opposite; quite contrary
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
desperation; struggle to the death
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
(dead) body; corpse; remains
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
to sob; to never stop crying; to cry on and on
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
to cry one's eyes out; to make one's eyes swollen from crying
in that way; like that; that way
to wail; to bawl; to cry loudly; to shout (while crying)
to talk; to tell; to recite; to pledge; to conspire with
to undergo many hardships; to taste the bitters of life
muddy water; red-light district
youngster; neophyte; greenhorn
being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net
to be impolite; to be discourteous
sour look; surly face; pout
steering (of a boat); steerage
way of speaking; intimation
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)